Send CTCP commands with The Lounge

CTCP commands are special messages that can be sent to a channel or other clients. Servers do not interpret their content, as it is the role of the receiving client to do so.

In fact, you might have used a CTCP command without knowing it. In The Lounge and most IRC clients, sending /me says hello world actually sends the CTCPACTION command with says hello world as a parameter. It is then interpreted by clients to display it in the way you are familiar with.

With The Lounge, you can send a CTCP command by sending messages starting with /ctcp. If you are sending requests to other users using The Lounge, here are the currently implemented ones:

/ctcp <nick> version returns something along the lines of VERSION thelounge v3.0.0 -- https://thelounge.chat/